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Verbs

Some very common verbs (like aller, which means to go) don’t follow typical patterns.

	aller to go
je I	vais go
tu you (informal)	vas go
il / elle he / she	va goes

Le, la, and l’

Le, la, and l’ all mean the. If the noun starts with a vowel or the silent h, use l’ instead of le or la.

Masculine	Feminine
l’homme le train l’avion	la femme la voiture l’orange

Tu as un passeport ?

We've already seen that French verbs change depending on the person (for example, je suis, tu es, etc.). If a verb begins with a vowel, be sure to change je to j’. We see this happen with j’ai, which means I have.

J'ai un passeport.
I have a passport.

	avoir to have
je I	ai have
tu you (informal)	as have
il / elle he / she	a has

Careful with a and à! When it doesn’t have an accent, a means has, whereas à means in or at.

French Sounds

In French, g is pronounced differently if it’s followed by e or n.